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Venice

Venice was somewhere I’d always wanted to visit but had never managed to get to. In the summer of 2007 I finally booked a short trip there and instantly fell in love with the place. I’ve since been a few times and this gallery reflects shots for several trips. With no cars allowed the best and easiest way to explore is on foot, and even in the tourist season although the main areas are often packed with sightseers, you only have to wander down an alley and turn a corner to find…

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July 2007

Travel Photos

India

India – synonymous with gap year travelers, crowded markets and cows wandering the streets. It had never been somewhere I had particularly thought of going so when a friend suggested it as the next destination for one of our trips it came as something of a surprise. On this particular trip I did the Delhi, Agra, Jaipur triangle travelling between the three by bus and stopping off at various towns, villages and nature reserves along the way. Unfortunately I didn’t see any tigers (although we did spot a leopard) however there were…

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December 2006

Travel Photos

Guatemala

Stretching from the Pacific Ocean in the West to the Gulf of Mexico in the East, Guatemala offers a stunningly array of things to see. Of course the country is littered with Mayan ruins and due to a certain George Lucas film Tikkal in the North East is probably the best known (all be it as a rebel base!). However even the old capital of Antigua, nestled between two volcanoes has its old world charm. I was lucky enough to visit during Easter when the large and wide-spread Semana Santa celebrations are…

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April 2006

Travel Photos

Egypt

Egypt – land of the Pharaohs and pyramids. Hot, dusty and mysterious! Egypt was somewhere I’d wanted to go for a long time and I finally managed to get there over Easter 2005. I started my trip in Cairo and slowly travelled to the South by train and boat to Abu Simbel. Strangely, the pyramids at Giza for all their size and majesty were probably the least exciting things I saw as they contain very little external decoration. Other temples – Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo – contained great hieroglyphics and even some…

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March 2005

Travel Photos

Cambodia

One of my first major trips with camera was to Cambodia in 2004. I only had a basic camera back then but I still came back with hundreds of shots! Starting in Phnom Penh we of course traveled to Siem Reap to see the massive collection of temples and ruins there. The country is beautiful and the people extremely friendly although is was quite harrowing seeing things such as the Killing Fields and other reminders from the Khmer Rouge/Pol Pot era.

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December 2004